MTST-156 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Nerve Root, Symphysis, Palpation
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Focus on lumbar scan and assessment videos for next week. 3 types of reflexes - superficial, pathological, deep tendon/musclestretch. Muscle stretch - patellar, tibialis post, medi/lat hamstring, ext digitorum brevis, achilles. Babinski - sitting or supine, test action - stabilize tib/fib, bring hammer up lateral surface under ball of foot. Hyper reflexia, hypertonicity, normal emg, slight atrophy but due to disuse. L5 nerve root impingement is lower, all nerve root is lmn. Lmnl - know nerve root problems, and difference between umnl. To get reflex to show up - close eyes, hit harder, mid position, relax. 3 most common sensations - sup pain, sup tactile, and temperature - close your eyes . 4 types of swelling - synovial - boggy fluid - soft and mobile - longstanding soft tissue - pitting - slow moving, leaves indent. Spinal stenosis - narrowing of spinal canal such that it compresses cauda equina, pain is along multiple dermatomes, multiple myotomes and reflexes affected.